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Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-06-24

the receipt OF your communication of June
Z, rendering TO the state Of Wisconsin the
flags of the different organizations from
this state now in the custody OF the war
department. Please advise meas to wheth.
er this tender also includes the rebel flags
captured by Wisconsin troops in the late
war? Ii the flags captured by our army
| are to go out OF the possession of the gen
| eral government. I think they should be
| were captured % 80
Gov Rusk also wired the following pro-
| test to President Cleveland: ~ wish to pro-
| test against the return OF the tlags cap.
tured by the Union troops to the states
from whose military organizations they
were captured. II these flags are to be
surrendered by the general government. ]
hope they will be given to states by whose
troops they were captured
New York, June 16.-A special to the
Evening Post says: Adj. Gen. Drum is the
only person in authority here who appears
disposed to talk about the order relative
to the return Of the rebel tiags-he has a
good right to speak, for it is quite certain
that the idea originated will. him. Gen.
Drum has these trophies in his charge.
What his share in the matter is, can, per-
haps, be best learned from the following
interview:
"Gen. Drum--You are going to return to
the Southern states all the flags, standards
and colors which were captured by the
Union army from the confederates during
the war?'
''We are going to return them to all the
states, north and south. The president
has recommended that it be DONE and |
am now having full lists made of all these
trophies in possession OF the department.
In short time we shall have the whole
collection so assorted and separated that
we shall be ready to forward to every state
in the union whatever flags belonging to
state volunteers fell into the hands OF the
federal army and into the hands Of the war
department. I am having q complete in.
ventory OF them made out with written
statements to tell briefly, as far as known,
the history Of each trophy and the story OF
how it came to be captured. AL this litera-
ture will be completed and the trophies will
be ready to be forwarded to their owners in
a Jew weeks.
when the president expressed his APP
prevail OF this proposition did he do 1t in
writing?"
The adiutant general did not give Il direct
answer to this question, but Ill timated
that possibly, when the list OF the flags re-
turned and their history was given to the
public, q letter from President Cleveland
on the subject might also be made public.
when did the president determine that
these flags should he returned?"
During the week Of the national drill.
This action is not due to any pressure or
any suggestion from any outside source.
The idea originated with the admin istra-
tion. It had been in contemplation in the
department for some considerable time.
Gen. Drum only speaks Of the president
in regard to his action to say that the pro.
position was made to the president by
Secretary Endicott at q cabinet meeting,
when it was unanim ously approved.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-06-24
A STRONG TORNADO.
1t Visits Grand Forks and Vicinity, Attended by
Death and Destruction,

IL F1sAth Viauh VI M AHu flSlHItS, AtltHuCu ny
Death and Destruction
There was a tremendous wind and rain
storm, in the vicinity OF Grand Forks,
Oak, on the afternoon OF the 10th inst.
At $40 the storm had reached it's height,
the wind blowing at the rate Of about
seventy miles an hour.
The scene on the streets was awful in the
extreme the noise occasioncd by buildings
going before the storm, the crash OF break
ing glass, the sight OF huge and heavy roofs
picked up bodily from the buildings and
lodging in the center OF the streets,
teams breaking from their fastenings
on the streets and running wildly hither
and thither to get out Of the bowling storm
all went to add to the horror of the mo-
ment. The storm RACED for q half-hour,
and the wind and rain never relaxing for a
second. It Was not a cyclone, though so.
called by the newspapers, bat simply a
tornado or nigh wind. 1t did not take
long to ascertain the casualties.
Cora Starbird was instantly killed by
being struck on the temple bya falling tim
Der. Mrs. Toilets also met her death in
the ruins, aad her III other, Mrs. Davis, re-
ceived injuries from which her death is
momentarily expected. In the Manitoba
repair shops ten men were
at work when the storm broke,
the building fell, and all We're caught in the
ruins and more Or less injured. One OF
them, Charles Meinstrum, having his head
and side Of his face SO badly smashed that
he cannot recover, several OF the Others
had close calls for their lives, but escaped
without serious niuries.
The Manitoba railroad eating house, ad.
joining the passenger depot, was totally de.
stroyed. The escape Of several persons
from the structure as it was falling almost
miraculous. Two Of the inmates received
painful but not fatal injuries, j. Sullivan
was struck in the side by flying board
and Russ Hill had his
spine severely in ured by some
OF the timbers falling on him alter he had
been knocked down by blow upon the
head with board.
A Grand Forks dispatch reports that
the North bound train was blown from
the track. six miles north Of that city and
four persons killed and six others seriously
injured.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-06-24

people OF Pittsburg and Youngstown COM
petition with the Pennsylvania road in
their business to and from New York and
New England. This route is somewhat
roundabout. but il the long
and short haul clause is construed
strictly would destroy competition from
Pittsburg. Other roads are similarly sit
uated like certain north and south roads,
such rs that from .Cincinatti to Toledo
| and that from New Albany to Chicago
when forming links ia east bound traffic.
haul because their direction compes it.
The commission reserves freedom to de-
eide without prejudice applications from
these roads.
WHAT WILL BE DONE.
The com missioners say they were unani-
nous in the opinion and conclude it as
follows:
The order for temporary relief made in
favor OF petitioners will be allowed
to remain in force until the
until the day originally limited for it's ex-
piration. The other petitions for relief
under the fourth section numbered fifty.
five. Temporary orders made in some Of
these petit ons will in like manner be per-
mitted to remain in force until the expira-
ton OF the time limited in each. No
further orders will be made upon any petit
tions, for, although two or three OF the
cases may not by facts recited in app]ica-
tions for relief be brought strictly within
the principles above discussed, yet they all
present what are claimed to be digerent
circumstances and conditions adequate to
authorize exceptions to the general rule:
and il petitioners are persuaded the fact
Is as they represent they should act &C
cordingly.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-06-24
Telegrapllic News Items.

The wheat panic in Chicago is still on
and heavy failures occur. Arthur, Waters
& Co., OF Duluth also suspended.
Much indignation is felt among naval
officers at the fact that al English designer
has taken away the SIS, 600 prize award
ed by the navy department. for prize de.
signs OF the new cruisers. There was q
sharp contest in the board on this subject.
Cardinal Gibbons in an interview at Bal
timore referred in strong terms to his in
terest in all matters relating to this repub-
lie. LAS We all have our shape in and
blessings of this republic so should we all
take an active, loyal part in upholding the
commonwealth which give liberty without
license, Yields authority without despot-
ism A man that would endeavor to I'M
dermine the laws and institutions of the
country deserves the fate OF the thief who
laid profane hands on the ark of the COW
enant. Lord, there are some misguided
men in our country. Thank. God they are
very few who are appropriately called an
archists and nihilists. ="
The senate and house met in joint SEES
sion recently and completed the election oil
William =, Chandler as United States sena-
+ tor. E ,s-.s "a
Charles Burch, q Jersey City policemen,
fatally shot his wife, and then shot him
self dead. He was insane. ss6szs ~ ss.~
a pension was issued to ). March oil
Fort Ransom, Oak, Postofices establish.
ed. Wisconsin: Interwadd, Taylor county.
Discontinued Dakota: Split Rock, Mime
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-06-24

Hypnotism--which Is the new name
for mesmerism--is attracting great
attention in Paris and numerous ex.
amples are given Of the wonderful
discovery. Some OF the eminent ply
sicians have put a SUBJECT under the
influence one day, enjoined upon him
to commit q theft or a murder at a
given hour the next day, and despite
every effort Of will on the part Of the
subject, the crimes have been at
tempted, and the victim only saved
from himself by thei nterpositlon ofthe
operator, who was present to.rernove
the influence or through the under
standing Of the party again st whom
the ohense was to be committed, in.
the form Of the robbery actually car
ried out.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-06-24

The troubles in Rcumanis, Ger
many, and Russia have caused few
thousand Jews to e,nigrate to Eng.
land, where their labor comes in di-
rect contact with English workingmen.
1t is said they compete directly with
those engaged as, clothiers. bakers,
furniture makers, fruit dealers, tail
ors, and day laborers, and the Lon
don papers strenuously insist that
parli ament must not allow these peo-
pie to take the bread from the mouths
of English workingmen, and yet they
make not the slightest protest against
dumping upon our shores, hosts of
paupers, and even criminals. +.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-06-24

The Albany Argus concisely states
TACT regarding one class sheet has a
pertinent application to many others:
''The workingman who is faithful and
earnest in his work and who, by econ
omy and avoidance OF evils which are
constantly in his path, sees his &C.
count in the savings bank grow larger
every year, is fifty times more ad-
vanced toward his object of abolish
ing poverty than all the founders Of
anti-poverty and such quixotic
schemes in existence" V =
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-06-24
My Wife.

She is my wife, and all the livelouc day
! think Of her,
Aud in the deep oblivion of the night
dream Of her,
When she is near, sweet and tender calm
Falls softly on my heart with soothing balm,
Like the murmured sounds of an angels
psalm
Pleading for mar
She is my wife, if love Is lifes author,
Guardian and friend,
Guiding my feet from the pitfalls of woe
Fen to the end
When she Is far, my heart Is sore oppressed,
And sadly beats against nv weary breast,
Like prisoned bird that seeks its distant nest
With restless wing.
All! wife Of mine, my wife, my soul, my ALL
BE ever near!
May chilling shadow of thy loss meier fall
Upon me here;
But down the opening aisles Of future wears
Be by my side to quel the rising tears
That flow from hidden springs Of doubts and
fears
Within my breast
-Wilianl Dasoson.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-06-24

The New York Times asserts that
the failure Of electricity to compete in
price with gas as a means of private
lightning in that city is manifest. It
adds there are fewer electric lights used
in private dwellings and places of
business by a. least 25 per cent. now
than there we're three years, ago and
yet everybody believes that electricity
is to be the light OF the future. The
trouble now is, that it cannot be
cheaply handled.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-06-24

1t has been popularity held that the
highest mountain in the world was
Mount Everest in India, the Hottest
peak Of the Himalayan range, the
height OF which is set down at 29,OO2
feet. But later explorers deny this and
assert that Papua, or New Guinea,
boasts g. mountain which they call
Mount Hercules, which scars to the
Tremendous altitude of 80, 1856 feet.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-06-24
Gave Him Three

IL want to see about my assessment
on personal property, he said as he
entered the assessors office in the the
City Hall. ,,
Eyes, sir Anything wrong?''
Il should say so. You've got me as
sessed for one 5000 horse.''
Il see. Isn't he worth it? Have YOU
sold him?'
why, I've goS three 5000 horses,
sir, and the man who assessed me was
either fool or meant to insult me. ]
want that fixed at once''
1t was cheerfully fixed. Detroit Free
Press. ~. -.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-06-24

The Cleveland o., girl who has had an
almost brilliant success on the Eng
iish stage is Miss Adelaide Vetchon,
now playing in London after O. sue.
cessful tour OF the provinces. She is
most cordially praised by the London
papers, and her future is assured.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-06-24

The Los Angeles (Cal.) press claims
q population OF $4,000 for that
booming city. This claim is based on
the new city directory, which con-
tains 1873 names, mostly those of
adult males. Computing on the
theory that each name represents a
total Of four persons, the aggregate is
something over $4,000.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-06-24

There is no $4,000, ESTATE nor
any other estate awaiting the Ameri-
can Sands family in England, and the
same may be said Of every other fami-
iy, and yet thousands of dollars are
yearly expended TO learn this fact,
which has been often officially com.
municated to our government.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-06-24

Kansas, with q population OF some
thing over a million, has 100000
church members, divided between 1872
900 Protestants and $4,000 Catho-
lies. This number is divided into
2,67l church organizations, Worship
ing in 1890 edifices. The total value
of church property is estimated at
nearly 100000.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-06-24

Philadelphia proposes to expend
$50. 900 in patriotic professions, BAN
ners and fire works On the glorious
Fourth. Such general observance
OF independence as we are soon
to have has not been known in many
Years.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-06-24

Mrs. George Ward Nichols, OF Ohio,
took up the pottery craze when it
came over the country, few years
ago, and established the lockwood
factory. She is now widow, and the
pretty decorative craze brings her g
pretty income of 100000 g. year.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-06-24
There were heavy rains in northern
Ohio for ten Successive days and the
papers say enough has fallen to last
all summer.

Tennessee votes in September on.
the question ofadopting a prohibition
amendment to the constitution
There is already no license except in
the large cities.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-06-24

President Garfeld's old private
secretary, T. M. Nichol, is attempting
to form company to build a tricycle.
railroad on which cars forty six inches
wide can make 22O miles an hour.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-06-24
Losses Of the Chicago Wheat Specula ion.

A notice was posted up in the window of
Kershaw & Coz office on the 10Th, stat.
ing that the firm expected to pay all differ.
ences. When the market opened that day
at $3.50 the fret sales were at II cents for
June and IS cents for July. The latter
option then sold down to 722l cents, but
quickly went up to 731s cents, and at 9:3S
a. III. is % cents. The failures of the 18th
numbered fifteen. They were as follows,
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-06-24
Charming a Hen.

Last Saturday, while coming out of
the lot at W. r. Johnson's, discov-
cred very large moecassin snake just
in the act Of catching a hen. He had
her charmed. She. was walking back
ward looking at the snake, and be was
advancing slowly. He was in q culver
like lie had chill. 1 called to Mrs
Mary Jackson for help. She brought a
hoe and we soon killed the monster.
The poor hen went away, looking very
sick. Mrs. Jackson had been losing her
small chickens every night for some
time. She thinks the snake DESTROYED
them all-VallosiG (Gd. j Times. -,
An exchange mentions angels and polite,
in the same breath. It has . mingled oda
that reminds one Of an amalg amation Of VIC
lets and garlic - !tsnphis Avala,cAe.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-06-24

Including Che failures Of The day before
! NJ. Rosenfeld & Co., Hammil & Brine and
E. ". Bailey & Co., there is total Of
nineteen. with aggregate liabilities ap-
| proxinatin two millions.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-03-23
Oldest Cremationists on Earth.

alaskan Indians are perhaps the oldest
race of cremationists on the face of the
earth. All their dead, except their medi-
cine men, are burned. The crematory is
very simple, yet nevertheless, effective.
When a corpse is to be cremated, it is first
removed from the house through the hole
in the roof, or through an aperture made
in one of the walls by removing a log, lit
is bad luck to carry it out through the
door and carried to a funeral pyre of
wood built in the form of a hollow rect
angle, measuring four feet long, four feet
wide, and from three to six feet in depth
The corpse is bundled into the pyre, which
is then lighted. Dry cord wood is then
thrown in on top of the corpse until the
opening is filed. The relatives sit around
the burning pile four or five hours until
everything is consumed. The cremation
is always complete The ashes of the
dead man, and of course more or less
wood ashes, are gathered up, placed in a
wooden box and carried to little grave
house, as it is called. Lieut.. H. T.
MOnahan in BROOKLYN Eagle.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-03-23
Tobogeaninc in Canada.

Said Canadian to a scribe recently {:
g Tobogganing is essentially Canadian
sport. Not because Canada is the land of
winter SHOWS, but because Canadian life,
Canadian manners are not the manners of
the states You may say all you please
about our slowness, our want of enter
prise; that we out English the English in
our snobbishness; still, the fact remains
that we manage to get great deal of en-
jOyment out of life. OF course a great
deal is said about the fast life of Ameri-
cans; but believe with the majority the
trouble lies more in the long hours of
work in which you indulge. can't see
where the rapid life comes in unless it be
the slow, steady grind for 800 day in the
year. Now, tobogganing, like a great
many other of our sports, cannot be
taken up at odd hours To thoroughly
enjoy a tobogganing party one should
have the whole afternoon and evening;
and when you get into bed at night you
feel as if you had really been doing some
thing worth talking about. The average
Canadian works, as a rule, about half the
day. The remainder is pretty well taken
up with sports of some kind or another,
especially in winter. -Buffalo Express.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-03-23
The Washington Family,s Wine.

The Washingtons drank wine at their
tlners, and the collection of Washing
toms household effects in the National
museum in Washington shows that the
family possessed much aesthetic taste.
Their china contained many choice bits.
In the collection there is an immense
punch bowl and several wine services, and
the chaplain of congress the time Wash
ingtOn was president records presidential
dinner at which he says that Gen. Wash
ington had a silver pint cup of beer at his
plate, which he drank while eating. The
Washington family had much fine wine in
their cellars at Mount Vernon; but though
Washington drank a glass or so of Ma
deira at his meals, there is no record of his
ever having drunk too much. That
Martha Washington appreciated the value
of good wine is evidenced by her will. In
it she gives a pipe of wine to George
Washington Parke GUSTS, and directs
that all the wine bottles in the Mount
Vernon vaults be equally divided between
her granddaughters and grandson.--Frank
G. CARPENTER
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-03-23
An Esquimau Dog Team.

''I am told that there is to be an Esqui-
mau dog team at the carnival, - said Mr.
j. II. Hubbard, who had charge of the
Canadian game trophy at the Colonial ex-
htbition. ''It would be a splendid attrac-
ton if they have good team" SIS it
not your team that is to be exhibitedl''
asked a reporter. mo, - was the reply
''Mine were stuffed, and I have left them
in England. 1t was the same team which
conveyed Mai. Jarvis right through from
Fort Churchill, and their reward on arriv-
ing at Winnipeg was to be poisoned by
prussic acid and stuffed for exhibition. L
have the harness here with me.'' GLOW
many dogs do they usually have to n
team?' was the next question. ''There
are usually four, but very often six or
eight. 1t would not do, however, to have
more than four in a team to be driven
through the streets, as with the bands of
music, the noise and the crowd of people
they would be hard to manage.
''The best dog is q cross between wolf
and collie slut. They are not savage,
but on the contrary are very devoted to
the man who feeds them. They are very
peculiar in this respect A man may drive
q team five years and feed them every
night, but if he sells them, the buyer feeds
them, and thereupon he becomes their
boss. They give implicit obedience to the
man who reeds them last. GOOD dogs are
worth from $50 to $50 They used to be
employed in drawing fish from Lake Win
nipeg into the town, and are often used
yet by the Indians who come in on treaty
days for their pay. When the Indians
have their sun dance they kill and eat the
Oldest and most worthless of the dogs, for
it would never do to have dance with
out meal of roast dog afterward. The
Stonies never do this, but the Crees, the
Sioux and some other tribes do. Mon
treal Gazette.